AltWeeklies Wire
Concussions Trump Guns in the NFLnew
NFL shows sympathy for Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher; minimal thoughts for his 22-year-old girlfriend Kasandra Perkins after Belcher's act of murder-suicide.
San Diego Reader |
Patrick Daugherty |
12-07-2012 |
Sports
Tags: Kasandra Perkins
Still Fatnew
Joan Jackson’s mom told her that being female and black were two strikes against her. She couldn’t be fat as well.
San Diego Reader |
Joan Jackson |
12-05-2012 |
Culture
The Jousternew
Jouster Jeffrey Hedgecock of Ramona, California is one of just three Medieval armourers in the U.S.
San Diego Reader |
Patrick Daugherty |
10-18-2012 |
Culture
Throwing Frisbee in Alaskanew
It's freezing, it's dark, it's time for Frisbee golf.
San Diego Reader |
Patrick Daugherty |
10-03-2012 |
Recreation
Letters from the End of the Worldnew
The letters of Testuzo Hirasaki, a Japanese-American interned at the Santa Anita racetrack (dubbed "Santa Japanita") following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
San Diego Reader |
Jeff Smith |
08-30-2012 |
History
Tags: Japanese Internment
San Diego to San Francisco—by Bikenew
Held every October, the Million Dollar Challenge is a fundraising bike ride for challenged athletes in which participants cycle down the California coast from San Francisco to San Diego. The reverse route, however, can be considered a bucket-list item for cyclists.
San Diego Reader |
Bessy Leszczynski |
08-24-2012 |
Culture
Attack of the Comic Repostersnew
The Oatmeal and FunnyJunk do battle, involving lawyers and other unfunny junk.
San Diego Reader |
Ian Pike |
08-16-2012 |
Cartoons
The Origin of Cats' Purrs and Strange Wordsnew
Why/how do cats purr?; what’s the origin of “funny bone”? And “moron,” imbecile,” and “idiot”?; what do the numbers mean on top of high-rise helipads?
San Diego Reader |
Matthew Alice |
08-09-2012 |
Commentary
Nixon's Swiss Stashnew
Did a secret money stash of President Nixon's help finance a San Diego suburb?
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
07-18-2012 |
History
The Meteoric Rise and Fall of a Wave-Ridernew
Rising San Diego surf star Chris O'Rourke died from cancer in 1981. He was so good, surfing photographer Kirk Lee Aeder recently wrote book about him.
San Diego Reader |
Joe Deegan |
06-14-2012 |
Sports
Will Brain Damage Kill Football?new
Military combat personnel in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars may suffer the same kind of brain damage as professional football players.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
06-14-2012 |
Sports
Survey of Mascara Usersnew
Finding mascara that delivers through rain, sweat, and tears.
San Diego Reader |
Eve Kelly |
06-06-2012 |
Shopping
San Diego Union-Tribune Saw Ryan Leaf as a Saviornew
There was a time when the San Diego Union-Tribune prophesized that an NFL player would fill San Diego with super sports boosters. Didn’t happen.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
04-18-2012 |
Sports
